LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The engineer of the Metrolink train that struck a truck on the tracks in Oxnard died today at a Los Angeles hospital. Glenn William Steele, 62, died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center at 3:59 a.m., according to Oxnard police and the Los Angeles County coroner’s office. The crash occurred around 6 a.m. […]
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L.A.-bound train hits car in Camarillo, no injuries
March 2, 2015
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A railroad track in Camarillo was clear today after an Amtrak train heading toward Los Angeles hit a vehicle in Ventura County, just a few miles away from the site of last week’s derailment, but there were no injuries and the train did not tip over, firefighters said. The Ventura County […]
Multiple injury crash on La Cienega near Beverly Hills
February 28, 2015
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A motorist is in custody for his role in a three-vehicle crash on the outskirts of Beverly Hills today where two people suffered critical injuries, authorities said. Four people escaped with minor injuries and at least one vehicle rolled over. A police officer at the Los Angeles Police Department’s West Traffic […]
Car hits 4 USC students near campus, one critically injured
February 26, 2015
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A car struck four USC students near a campus gate today, critically injuring one of them, police said. The crash happened about noon at the intersection of Jefferson Boulevard and McClintock Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The sedan ended up on the sidewalk, after slamming into a light […]
Metrolink service restored between Oxnard and downtown L.A.
February 26, 2015
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Metrolink service between Oxnard and downtown Los Angeles resumed yesterday afternoon, a day after a Metrolink train struck a truck on the tracks in Oxnard and derailed, injuring 28 people, four critically. The section of single track where the crash occurred was reopened at 6 a.m., said Francisco Castillo of Union […]
